In Ecuador Turner and Ecclestone recommend Aurelian Resources, a Canadian gold, silver and base metals exploration company that controls 235, 000 acres of mining concessions.

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Then in 2004 Motsepe did a complex transaction involving ARMgold, Harmony and Avmin, a miner of base and precious metals with an exploration division active in Zambia, Congo and Namibia.

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As a result, we are continuing to invest in commodities, agriculture, precious metals, base metals, oil and gas exploration, oil and gas equipment and services as well as natural gas.

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According to Metals Economics Group, a research outfit in Canada, spending on exploration between 2003 and 2005 increased by 123% globally, but by only 60% in South Africa.

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